What Exactly Was That?!

September 10th, 1500 in the Marine Calendar, only five days left until 'Liberation Day'.

For the people of the Sea Star World, this year has been truly remarkable. It's unclear when it started, but every year this world seems to experience a variety of amazing events and strange changes.

Some people find this situation difficult to adapt to, while others are thrilled.

At the same time, they also knew Star Gate the root of all this was definitely the 'Star Gate,' which was controlled by the World Government, which directly enhanced the World Government's mystique in people's minds.

And today is also a special day.

In other words, the day of the first "Paramount War" and its public broadcast also marked the complete explosion of the remaining hype from the "First Myriad Worlds Battle Power Tournament".

After Stella's sweet voice explained it, the audience from all four worlds had already understood the meaning of the 'Paramount War'.

To put it bluntly...

It's the highest level of combat. Some civilian experts, far stronger than Vice Admiral, directly challenge the military's 'highest combat power,' the Admiral, in order to become high-ranking officers in the military as quickly as possible!

If you win, you may directly receive the rank and position of Admiral. If the Admiral rank is already full, you can also receive the rank of lieutenant Vice Admiral and the title of Admiral.

Even if they lose, they can still obtain the rank of Vice Admiral. After all, these challengers must first easily defeat the current Vice Admiral before they are allowed to participate in the 'Paramount War'. However, they will not receive the title of Admiral.

Such a high-profile battle naturally attracted everyone's interest and curiosity.

For most viewers of Sea Star, although they may have heard rumors about the 'Navy Admiral', very few have actually seen him.

Some people who watched the 'ONE PIECEC Great Battle' live broadcast two years ago have some impression of this event, and can at least recognize Sengoku, Garp, Sakazuki, Borsalino, Kaido, Linlin, Newgate, and others.

In comparison.

People from the Demon Slayer World are more afraid of them, while people from the Kabane World are more driven by curiosity, and the situation is more complicated for people from the Giant World.

Although the World Government wiped out the millions of troops on the Black Peninsula, most people never saw what happened on the battlefield because there was no public broadcast or mature network equipment.

Therefore, they don't really have a concrete concept of 'Admiral combat power'; what they have more of is a hatred towards the World Government.

The Eldians on Paradis Island had even more complicated feelings, because their queen, Historia, had become the wife of a Celestial Dragons.

The key point is that the Queen has always been good to them. She did not ignore their suffering or care about their lives just because she became the 'Empress'. Therefore, the Eldians still regard Historia as their queen.

In this way...

They found it difficult to show obvious hostility towards the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, fearing that their actions would have a negative impact on Queen Historia and also harm themselves and others.

In the latter half of the Grand Line, Zou, towering into the clouds, still slowly Earth Flow the vast ocean, while the former 'Mink Kingdom' on its back has long since been transformed into a highly professional Air Force base.

Rows of Flying Warship and monoplane fighters were neatly parked on the spacious airfield, with anti-aircraft guns pointing straight to the sky on the perimeter.

Although it is virtually impossible for enemies to launch an aerial attack from Zou at its altitude, a military base still needs to have certain defensive measures.

As for airships, those things were too bulky and slow, so Zephyr, who was also serving as Air Force Marshal, simply didn't want them.

Not far from the airport, rows of buildings, each with a maximum of three stories, stand on both sides of the roads.

Nearly 10,000 Air Force officers, soldiers, and their families live in this area.

"I'm back!"

The door to an apartment opened, and a refined-looking young man with glasses and medium-length gray-green hair stepped inside. A pink figure rushed into his arms.

Welcome back, Ikoma!

Now fourteen years old and a bit Hozumi, Hozumi looked up at Ikoma with her beautiful Kohaku eyes and said sweetly, "I missed you~~"

"Okay, okay, but don't we meet every day using Visual Den Den Mushi?"

Ikoma affectionately patted the other's head, then picked him up in a princess carry and sat down on the sofa in the living room, only to find that a virtual screen projected by a Den Den Mushi was already in mid-air.

"Fortunately, there seems to be some time before the first challenge match."

He specifically took leave to rush back from 'Punk Hazard' so that he could watch 'Paramount War' with Hozumi. Now that there are Flying Warship, transportation efficiency is not a big problem.

Certainly.

If Ikoma weren't a mid-level researcher at the Academy of Sciences of Sciences, he wouldn't be qualified to command Flying Warship.

It can be said that as long as the World Government continues to use 'Jet Bullet technology', he can live a wealthy life on Sea Star with no worries about food or drink, and even have some minor privileges.

"Ikoma, how are you doing at the Academy of Sciences? Are you tired?"

Hozumi lay in his arms, her arms wrapped around Ikoma's neck, asking softly, but Ikoma, this straight-laced science guy, could only look down at her helplessly.

"Please, we communicate via video every day, don't you know that perfectly well?"

"Hmph, that's different!"

Hozumi pouted unhappily and said, "Can showing concern in person be the same as doing it from thousands of miles away?"

Ikoma stared at his opponent speechlessly for a few seconds before finally having no choice but to surrender.

"Well, I'm doing quite well. Apart from not being able to leave the island easily, the other treatment is excellent. The key is that I get to see all sorts of unique technologies and creatures, so you could say I'm having a very fulfilling day."

At that moment, he couldn't help but recall the scene he had seen through the window as he walked down the corridor, looking out at the training field.

It was a figure that appeared to be three meters tall, with an extremely robust and imposing build, but there was a dark blue orb of light on his chest.

The key point is that his abilities greatly surprised me.

Not only can it generate black substances from its body and freely manipulate them into armor, weapons, or slime threads, but it can also release explosive Golden Flash flashes from its mouth and palms.

It can also unleash a 360-degree purplish-blue aura, plunging the experimental prisoners and wild beasts into extreme fear from which they cannot escape.

At that moment, Ikoma could tell at a glance that there must be a 'Nue' heart inside him.

I just don't understand why he can still unleash the power of the Glint-Glint Fruit, which is similar to that of Air Force Admiral Kizaru. Also, although he looks like a human, his overall demeanor gives off a rather stiff feeling.

It wasn't until later, during defense-related tests, that he witnessed firsthand the mechanical structure exposed inside the body under the bombardment of the 'jet cannonballs,' that he realized the other party might not be a normal human, but a robot or a cyborg.

He certainly didn't have this knowledge before, but he naturally came into contact with it after joining the Academy of Sciences. At the same time, he was constantly learning new knowledge, so there were no obstacles to understanding it.

But the even more astonishing scene remains vivid in his memory to this day.

The damaged machinery and the flesh on its surface were completely restored within seconds.

Aside from the unchanging damage to his clothing, his overall physical condition remained unaffected, and he could still withstand attacks from various high-powered weapons, including 'Jet Bullet'.

"What exactly is it?"

Ikoma held his fourteen-year-old girlfriend in his arms, watching Aramaki appear on the virtual screen while pondering these things.